The history of ornithology
By: Valérie Chansigaud
Publisher: New Holland
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9781847734334
Subjects: Ornithology; History; Ornitologi; Historia
Work titles: Histoire de l'ornithologie
Description: "Ornithology is an ancient science, yet it also has great relevance in the modern world, where environmental issues such as endangered species, habitat destruction, pollution and avian flu bring the study of birds into the everyday lives of millions of people." -- Back cover.
Notes: Translation of: Histoire de l'ornithologie, published by Delachaux et Niestlé, ©2007.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-212) and index.

Translated from the French.
Table of contents: title: Antiquity : The first steps in the study of birds; title: The Middle Ages : a long winter for science; title: The Renaissance : the blossoming of science, expeditions and scientific publishing; title: The 17th Century : the founding work of John Ray and Francis Willughby; title: The 18th Century : the birth of Ornithology; title: The 19th Century : the Golden Age of Ornithology; title: The 20th Century : Ornithology transformed.